University of Louisville coach Rick Pitino and Kentucky Wesleyan’s Happy Osborne both said they expect to run and press during Tuesday’s exhibition basketball game in the KFC Yum! Center.

Neither will set the pace, however, as it’s up to game officials Tom Eades, James Breeding and Chris Beaver to implement the NCAA’s latest set of emphasized rules promoting freedom of motion for offensive players.

Continually jabbing an opponent by extending an arm or playing a hand or forearm on an opponent.

Using an arm bar to impede a dribbler’s progress.

The changes have already affected play in exhibitions around the country as officials call more fouls. It’s a change that, according to a USA Today story published last week, “will be hated by players and coaches.”

“We’ve had two scrimmages where we’ve had Big 12 refs,” Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg told USA today. “In one of our scrimmages, we were in the double bonus at the 10-minute mark.”

Pitino, for the record, is in favor of the changes despite his team’s tendency to press and jab. He said the benefits will come at the other end of the court, where Russ Smith will be “unguardable” and the Cardinals will be able to press off more made baskets.

That included senior forward Luke Hancock and sophomore guard Kevin Ware, both players who will sit out Tuesday due to injuries. But junior point guard Chris Jones, who was in a walking boot this week, also warmed up with the Cardinals as did senior Tim Henderson, who Pitino said was dealing with a thumb ailment.